From: paul.kathro@insignia.com (Paul Kathro)
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 18:07:08 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: The John Doe rebellion
Message-ID: <199610010805.EAA29201@spirit.hks.net>
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azur@netcom.com (Steve Schear) wrote:

>Eventually, Does could arrange to exchange IDs (if their ages and
>descriptions matched) and even credit cards (again assuming equivalence) to
>really monkey wrench things.

	An interesting idea, but how are you going to exchange
fingerprints? As far as I can see, the only tangible effect that this
scheme would have is to accelerate the call for detailed biometric
data (perhaps retinal scans or even DNA profiles) as proof of
identity.

	I'm not sure that we'd want to encourage that...

- -- Paul.

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